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An air ambulance operator says it is owed $10 million or more by Arkansas Blua Cross A Blua Shield, which hasn't properly paid for medical flights provided to policyholders.
Air Evac EMS Inc. of O'Fallon, Missouri, filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Little Rock last month to collect the money. Air Evac also wants a judge to rule that the cap ABCBS places on reimbursements to Air Evac is a violation of the essential health benefits in the Affordable Care Act. (ABCBS is the second-largest private company in Arkansas as ranked by 2015 revenue. See the complete list on Pages 13-19.)
An ABCBS spokeswoman said last week that she can't comment on the specific claims in the lawsuit. "We do believe the complaint is incorrect in its assertion regarding annual limits on air ambulance services since individual policies purchased prior to the implementation...